Business

The weather was perfect for the agricultural conference that Bedford County’s ag board sponsored Saturday and Central Virginia Community College’s Bedford facility.

It was a mild sunny day, but farm fields were still muddy, so local farmers turned out for the conference. Jeff Powers, chairman of the ag board, estimated the turnout at about 100 people. This count does not include what may be the world’s friendliest dog, who came over from a neighboring house to greet people.

Area farmers and those involved in agriculture will gather Saturday for Bedford’s first Regional Ag Conference and Expo.

The event will be held at the Central Virginia Community College Bedford campus from 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday. It will feature a trade show, seminars, coyote lottery drawing and a panel discussion on the future of agriculture.

The lawsuit filed against the Bedford Regional Water Authority is now in the process of being dropped. On Friday, February 21 Bedford Weaving filed a motion for a non-suit at the Bedford County Circuit Court.

If you visit Bella Italia and ask to speak to the owner you will get a surprise. A young man will come out of the kitchen wearing an apron and you may think he’s a waiter. He’s not. That’s Giovanni Baiada and he is the owner.

Actually, he and his aunt, Lori Giambanco, co-own the restaurant. Giambanco owns Lori’s Italian Grill, in Forest, and she helped Baiada get financing for Bella Italia.
“I used to work for her,” Baiada said.

Bedford County’s Office of Economic Development has announced that The Matrixx Group, a Citadel Plastics Holdings Inc. company, is growing and expanding its workforce to meet increased customer demands. The company is located in the Bedford Center for Business (1660 Venture Blvd., Bedford, VA 24523) and is a leading manufacturer of thermoplastic compounds for various industries.

The Matrixx Group/Citadel Plastics has moved to a four-shift, 24/7 operation and currently has nine open positions including:

Bedford County’s Office of Economic Development announced today that LiteSheet Solutions LLC, a privately held light-emitting diode (LED) company, will be moving its manufacturing operations immediately to Bedford County and invest up to $2 million over the next three years.

Moore & Giles is an 80-year-old company that has been doing business in Bedford’s Lake Vista Center for the last 10 years.

According to Donald Moore Giles, chairman of the company’s board of directors, the company was founded by his grandfather, Donald Moore.
“My grandfather was the youngest of eight children,” Giles said.
Donald Moore went to work for the Craddock Terry Shoe Company.

Self-publishing has always been a tough road for authors. There are large up-front costs.

The author has to pay for a press run, then he has to have a place to store the copies of his work, as well as transport them to his storage area. Furthermore, he has to market his work himself.
George Roland Wills found an easier, less financially risky way to do this.